Oscar Piastri Wins Dramatic Dutch GP

Oscar Piastri won a dramatic Dutch Grand Prix as his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris' championship chances were dealt a huge blow as he retired late on at Zandvoort.

Norris was on course to finish second behind Piastri until an oil leak with eight laps remaining forced him to retire in a huge moment in this year's title race, with the British driver now 34 points behind Piastri with nine rounds to go.

Piastri led from start to finish and overcame the pressure of three Safety Car restarts to take a crucial seventh win of the season from home hero Max Verstappen.

"It feels good, obviously. I controlled the race when I needed to, and obviously it was incredibly unfortunate for Lando at the end," said Piastri.

Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar claimed a surprise maiden F1 podium with a superb performance, having been running in fourth for most of the race only to jump into the top three after Norris' retirement.

Hadjar, 20, is the youngest Frenchman the stand on the podium and the first for the Racing Bulls outfit since Pierre Gasly in 2021.

It was a disastrous day for Ferrari as Lewis Hamilton crashed out by himself early on when light rain began to fall, as he understeered into the wall at the banked Turn 3 and suffered his first retirement as a Ferrari driver.

Later on, Charles Leclerc was hit by Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, also at Turn 3, meaning both of the Ferraris did not see the chequered flag ahead of their home event at Monza next weekend.

Antonelli did cross the line in sixth behind Mercedes team-mate George Russell and Williams' Alex Albon but was given 15 seconds worth of penalties for colliding with Leclerc and speeding in the pit lane.

Source: Sky Sports